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January 02, 2005

At least they didn't call it Armageddon

al.com: NewsFlash - NASA can't wait to smash and trash this comet-busting spacecraft

NASA has a probe scheduled to crash into and blast a crater in a comet. The probe is called, yes, Deep Impact, and is scheduled for the Fourth of July. It won't blow up the whole comet, just take samples of the nucleus.

Posted by Mac Thomason at January 2, 2005 05:04 AM

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